Deadly Flood Left at least Five Killed in Afghanistan

Heavy rain and flooding have destroyed homes and swept away livestock with the western Herat province hardest hit.

Ariana News Agency-

Afghan officials say that at least five people have been killed and 17 more are still missing after a new wave of heavy rain and flooding swept across the country.

Worst hit has been the western province of Herat. Hamid Mubarez, the director of disaster and humanitarian affairs in Herat, says the 17 people who were missing were last heard of while travelling in a van in a district of Obey.